#1 New York Times, Amazon Charts, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Sunday Times, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury who has penned multiple bestselling psychological thrillers and medical humor novels. Freida’s work has been selected as one of Amazon Editors’ best books of the year, she is the winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for best paperback, and she is a Goodreads Choice Award winner. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages.
Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.
To hear Freida talk about herself more in the third person, check out her website freidamcfadden.
Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Unless you scream really loudly, maybe.
To hear Freida talk about herself more in the third person, check out her website freidamcfadden.
Awards: ITW (2023) see all
Genres: Mystery
Series
Housemaid
1. The Housemaid (2022)
2. The Housemaid's Secret (2023)
2.5. The Housemaid's Wedding (2024)
3. The Housemaid Is Watching (2024)
1. The Housemaid (2022)
2. The Housemaid's Secret (2023)
2.5. The Housemaid's Wedding (2024)
3. The Housemaid Is Watching (2024)
Novels
Baby City (2015)
The Surrogate Mother (2018)
The Ex (2019)
The Perfect Son (2019)
The Wife Upstairs (2020)
One By One (2020)
Want to Know a Secret? (2021)
The Locked Door (2021)
Do Not Disturb (2021)
Do You Remember? (2022)
The Inmate (2022)
Never Lie (2022)
Ward D (2023)
The Coworker (2023)
The Boyfriend (2024)
The Teacher (2024)
The Crash (2025)
The Tenant (2025)
The Intruder (2025)
Dear Debbie (2026)
The Divorce (2026)
The Witch (2026)
The Surrogate Mother (2018)
The Ex (2019)
The Perfect Son (2019)
The Wife Upstairs (2020)
One By One (2020)
Want to Know a Secret? (2021)
The Locked Door (2021)
Do Not Disturb (2021)
Do You Remember? (2022)
The Inmate (2022)
Never Lie (2022)
Ward D (2023)
The Coworker (2023)
The Boyfriend (2024)
The Teacher (2024)
The Crash (2025)
The Tenant (2025)
The Intruder (2025)
Dear Debbie (2026)
The Divorce (2026)
The Witch (2026)
Novellas and Short Stories
Anthologies edited
Omnibus editions show
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Freida McFadden recommends

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Not Quite Dead Yet (2025)
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